5. Start your day with a protein shake. Time and lack of appetite are two excuses people sometimes use to either skip breakfast or order a cheese Danish with their huge dark roast coffee.

One meta-analysis of six studies found a nutrient-fortified meal replacement shake could “safely and effectively produce significant sustainable weight loss and improve weight-related risk factors of disease.”

For less than a designer coffee, you can create a filling, fat-burning non-soy plant-based shake with frozen raspberries, freshly ground flaxseed, kale, spinach or other leafy greens in unsweetened coconut or almond milk.

You can always earn more money, but you can’t put a price on your health. You can’t put a price on setting a healthy example for your kids.